Mania

The second episode in pursuit of the serial killer H. H. Holmes. Holmes undertakes the elaborate job of faking his own demise. As it so happens, the task of smuggling a corpse onto a public train is not the least bit unsuspicious. In this segment we explore the motives, mindset, and details behind an entrepreneur whose products are largely human remains, and Holmes' dark misadventure with life insurance fraud. 

Music
Intro: The Forgotten Memories, Luella Gren
Inner: Bagatelle En Mineur, Franz Gordon
Outro: Oh What a Whirl, Jules Gaia
 

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One of America's most notorious serial killers is given a fresh light. The con artist and murderer is revived so that more lifelike tales previously overlooked in his autobiography can be resurfaced amongst the overly fabricated string of tall stories about his 'Murder Hotel'.

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In 1874, a Parisian socialite by the name of Blanche Monnier must face the wrath of her family's punishment against her. Blanche's story encapsulates themes of unendurable torture, familial betrayal, and the wastage of human potential on frivolous ideals or principles.

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Not houses nor mansions, but mines and kitchens. Ghosts come in countless forms. This episode demonstrates some truly bizarre recounts from trusted voices within their time. 

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Thank you for an amazing first year of Mania! I am thrilled to present something to commemorate my wonderful listeners and the first stepping year of this dark journey. A CARNIVAL OF GALLOWS is an episode that we filmed in London while we investigated the details behind the story. It follows a young highwaymen and his fatal journey to Tyburn. 

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What does witchcraft, rats, and missing children have in common? More than you might think, actually, but usually very little. That is, until a bizarre individual with cloven feet and horns visits the sleepy town of Hamelin in 1384. 

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A phenomena which perfectly encapsulates the madness and storm of assumptions spawned by demonic possession. In this final instalment of DEMON, we explore the theme of mass hysteria and political manipulation via public exorcisms. Though demons are eternally the villain in these tales, what they bring out in their 'victims' seems to be a much more complex and very real evil.

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A widow in 17th century France may find her soul in the clutches of a demon.

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A plague and the possession of a single nun will bring utter chaos to an otherwise peaceful Loudun in 1626, France.

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Discover another side of the famous writer Victor Hugo and the abominable source of inspiration for one of his crowning pieces: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.

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